Alpha

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Definition

Alpha Letter of the Greek Alphabet. Writen in lower case : [math]\alpha\,[/math]. Writen in upper case: [math]\Alpha\,[/math]. Used in mathematics as: The symbol for Angular Acceleration. The first angle in a triangle, generally opposite the side A

Supplementary definitions

Alpha (letter)
Alpha (uppercase Α, lowercase α; Greek: Αλφα) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 1. This extract is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license. It uses material from the article "Alpha (letter)", retrieved 5 Jan 2009.

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Wiktionary - Alpha